Case Study: Hutchinson achieves global S&OP alignment and supply chain agility with QAD Digital Commerce

Hutchinson strengthens global S&OP with QAD Digital Commerce across 18-month planning

Hutchinson, a global industrial manufacturer of non-tire rubber products, faced significant challenges due to its decentralized supply chain. With plants operating independently using spreadsheets and legacy systems, the company lacked global visibility, leading to forecast inaccuracies, capacity uncertainty, and reactive supplier engagement. To address this, Hutchinson partnered with vendor QAD and adopted its QAD Digital Supply Chain Planning (DSCP) solution to build a resilient and adaptive supply chain.

QAD implemented its DSCP solution to create a unified Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for Hutchinson. This provided a single source of truth for demand and capacity planning, enabling real-time constraint simulation and improved supplier collaboration. The results included enhanced forecast accuracy, smarter capacity planning, inventory optimization, and stronger supplier partnerships, which collectively reduced operational waste and provided a foundation for managing future growth and complexity.

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